Bread Cake

Method

1. Cut the stale bread into pieces.
2. Heat the milk in a small saucepan until warm.
3. Add the warm milk to the bread little by little, until the mixture is spongy and not watery.
4. In a bowl, combine the sugar and eggs and whisk together.
5. Add the oil in a stream while continuing to mix.
6. Add the vanilla essence and mix.
7. Blend the softened bread with electric beaters until smooth.
8. Add the egg mixture to the bread and stir.
9. Sift together the baking powder and cocoa, then fold them into the mixture from bottom to top to avoid deflating the eggs.
10. Roughly chop the dark chocolate.
11. Chop half of the hazelnuts and leave the other half whole.
12. Add the chocolate and hazelnuts to the mixture and stir.
13. Pour the mixture into a cake tin lined with parchment paper and level the surface.
14. Scatter pine nuts on top.
15. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of sugar to create a crust.
16. Bake in a static oven at 180°C for 40-45 minutes.
17. Remove from the oven, unmold, and dust with icing sugar.